Ragdoll Unicorn Free Crochet Pattern

Ragdoll Unicorn Free Crochet Pattern

We are loving ragdoll-style amigurumi lately! Which means we have a couple more patterns coming your way in this style. Today, it’s the Ragdoll Unicorn! Our Ragdoll Unicorn amigurumi has been one of our most popular posts over on Instagram and we totally get it; magic, sparkles, and rainbows? Yep, the unicorn is our spirit animal too.

Actually, this amigurumi has a bit of a back story. Like most designers, I get a lot of inspiration for designs from current trends, social media and, of course, the crochet community. A while back (before this blog even existed), I saw an Instagram post of a crocheted unicorn that was just so adorable, but there was no mention of a designer. I searched and searched for a pattern but came up with nothing. What’s a crochet addict to do when you can’t find a design but just have to have it? Design it yourself! So that’s what I did. Using the picture as inspiration, I designed my own pattern and also made various additions/adaptions to it. A few weeks later, I happened upon another Instagram post of a similar amigurumi unicorn and, luckily, the poster tagged the designer. So, I reached out to the designer to ask if she would mind if I posted my own pattern here on the blog, since it was inspired by a picture of hers. The designer told me that her design was based upon yet another post that she had seen on social media of a similar amigurumi, which had inspired her. She said she shared her pattern privately with a few followers, but otherwise did not post it anywhere online. She had no objections to us posting our version here, as she said other crocheters have told her that they’ve also seen iterations of this design, describing it as “vintage” without any one original designer. Phew! That’s quite a journey for one little unicorn amigurumi : ) Isn’t it wonderful how much inspiration and creativity the crochet community provides each other?

So, all of that is to say, I think this pattern is the result of many incarnations of different patterns and designers. While I have not seen any other versions of this pattern anywhere and it is completely of our own design, if anyone knows of an original designer for this style, please let us know in the comments so we can credit our inspiration to them!

In any event, here is our version of this beautiful Ragdoll Unicorn amigurumi pattern.

Just a note before starting: This pattern has several separate pieces (13 pieces, not including the mane and tail) so there is a fair amount of sewing, assembling and attaching. But the result is truly worth it!

The finished measurements are approximately 36 cm (14 inches) tall and the body is about 16 cm (6 inches) wide.

Let’s get started. Here’s what we used:

**If you’d prefer a downloadable or printable version of this pattern, an inexpensive, formatted, and ad-free PDF can be purchased HERE.**

Now you will start the neck. You will only crochet part way along the previous row (11 sts) before chaining and turning.

Rows 21-34: Sc 11 (11 sts)

Now you will start the head.

Row 35: Ch 10, Sc 9 along chs and then sc 11 (20 sts)

Rows 36-47: Sc along (20 sts)

Tie off. Repeat for second panel.

Legs (make 8 panels but work in twos, as explained below):

Row 1: Ch 6, sc along (5 sts)

Rows 2-20: Sc along (5 sts)

Tie off first panel. Repeat rows 1-20 for second panel. Do not tie off second panel. Put both panels together and sc around the entire piece, starting in the top left corner. (Sc, ch, sc) in each corner. Begin stuffing the leg when you’ve crocheted about half way up the third side of the piece. Continue stuffing a little after every few stitches. Slst to beginning st to close. Tie off, leaving a short tail for later.

Ears (make 2):

*Work in continuous rounds*

Rnd 1: MR 4 sc (4 sts)

Rnd 2: [Sc, inc], repeat [ ] once (6 sts)

Rnd 3: [Sc 2, inc], repeat [ ] once (8 sts)

Rnd 4: [Sc 3, inc], repeat [ ] once (10 sts)

Rnds 5-6: Sc around (10 sts)

Rnd 7: [Sc 3, dec], repeat [ ] once (8 sts)

Rnd 8: Sc around (8 sts)

Rnd 9: [Sc 2, dec], repeat [ ] once (6 sts)

Slst to next st and tie off.

Horn (make 1):

*Work in continuous rounds*

Rnd 1: MR 4 sc (4 sts)

Rnd 2: Sc 3, inc (5 sts)

Rnd 3: Sc 4, inc (6 sts)

Rnd 4: Inc, sc 5 (7 sts)

Rnd 5: Sc around (7 sts)

Rnd 6: Sc 6, inc (8 sts)

Rnd 7: Sc around (8 sts)

Slst to next st and tie off.

Assembly:

Step 1: Eye and Mouth

The first thing we did was stitch on the eye and mouth.

For the eye, we used black embroidery thread and started four rows down from the top of the head, and starting 3 stitches in from the left. Our eye spans 5 stitches across.

For the mouth, we used black embroidery thread and started nine rows down from the top of the head and two stitches in from the right.

Step 2: Legs, Horn and Ears

Cut off three lengths of Off White yarn about 30 cms (12 inches) each. Put them aside for later.

Place the two body panels together, matching up all sides.

**Make sure the face of your Unicorn is facing you as you crochet around the outside of the piece.**

Starting in the middle of the left-hand side of the Unicorn (beneath where the tail will be), begin attaching the panels together by single crocheting around the outside using Off White yarn. Stop before you get to the corner. Pull up a long loop and leave this for now.

Now, with your tapestry needle and a length of Off White yarn that you set aside earlier, place the legs all in a row between the panels and attach them by sewing through all three pieces; the top panel, the leg, and the bottom panel. Sew all the way across all four legs. Tie a knot to secure, hiding the tails between the panels of the body.

Now, picking up where you left off, continue single crocheting around the outside of the body. (Sc, ch, sc) in the corner. When you get to the legs, simply sc in the stitches of the front panel only; since this portion is already sewn shut, it’s for aesthetics only. Once you are past the legs, continue single crocheting both panels together as normal.

Crochet up the neck. In the corner of the neck and head (i.e. the inverted corner), Sc 2 (without the chain space).

(Sc, ch, sc) in each corner of the head.

Crochet about 7 stitches across the top of the head and then stop. Place the horn between the panels and sew in place the same way you did for the legs, using a length of Off White yarn that you set aside earlier.

Place the ears in the top left corner of the head and sew in place the same way you did for the legs and horn.

When finished attaching the ears, continue single crocheting around the outside of the body. (Sc, ch, sc) in the corner of the head. Remember, when you get to the horn and ears, simply sc in the stitches of the front panel only, since this portion is already sewn shut.

Stop half way down the neck. Stuff the body.

When stuffing is finished, continue crocheting around the outside. Sc 2 (without ch space) in the inverted corner of the neck and back.

Top up stuffing if necessary. Close with a slst to first st. Tie off. With your tapestry needle, poke the yarn tail back inside the piece.

Step 3: Finishing Touches

Finally, attach the mane and tail as follows:

Mane:

We attached the mane by cutting 12 lengths of yarn of each colour (5 colours for a total of 60 lengths of yarn). Each length is about 45 cms (18 inches) long. Starting in the stitch immediately to the left of the horn, fold over two lengths of yarn and use your hook to pull both loops through the stitch. Pull the yarn ends through the loop to make a knot. We switched colours every 6 stitches for a total of 30 stitches across the head and down the neck.

Our colours in order from the top are: pink, purple, blue, green and yellow.

Tail:

For the tail, we wanted the yarn to be more bunched together so we used 6 lengths of each colour, folded them over and pulled all 6 loops through one stitch. Each length is about 38 cms (15 inches) long.

Start in the stitch to the right of the corner stitch where the tail will go. So, for ours, the pink yarn is in the first stitch, the purple is in the corner stitch, and the blue, green and yellow yarn is in each of the following 3 stitches along the left side of the body.

Styling:

After attaching, trim the mane and tail so all the yarn is more or less the same length. We positioned the first three pink stitches of the mane (next to the horn) to fall behind the unicorn’s head. You can style your Ragdoll Unicorn’s mane and tail any way you wish! Braids or twists would also look beautiful.

That’s it! You are done!

Enjoy!

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103 thoughts on “Ragdoll Unicorn Free Crochet Pattern”

I’m loving your rag doll style amigurumi and I can’t wait to see what you come up with next! Also, high-fives for contacting the designer (although she wasn’t the original designer) to avoid stepping on any toes 😉 Shows great character!

This looks similar to a giraffe I made my son about fifteen years ago. so maybe it started as a giraffe. Got it from a book from my library, May have been crochet toys. My niece likes unicorns so maybe I will have to make this.

I asked who of my friends wanted one and got 4 answere! First one’s done! I love it, and I’m sure the recipient will too. One will be for a baby girl who has a big brother. I believe I’ll make him a pony so he’s not left out!

I love this too. I that it’s the simplistic nature of the ragdolls that everyone love. Unicorns are not my favorite, but they are definitely
the favorites of my 2 year old and 22 year old, granddaughters. Thank you for the pattern, Jillian. ))
Linda

Hi, Debi
You could probably go up to a size 4.00mm hook but I wouldn’t recommend going any larger than that with worsted weight yarn, as the stitches won’t be tight enough. Although, you could also increase your yarn size to a bulky yarn if you wanted to give that a try! In either event, congratulations on your grandbabies!

Yes, that’s right. So for round 1 you have a magic ring with 4 sts. For round 2, you will sc in the first st, inc in the next st, sc in the third st and inc in the last st for a total of 6 sts for round 2. I find it helps to use a stitch marker to mark the first st of each round so I know when I’ve come back around.

Hi Stephanie,
I’m sorry to hear you’re having trouble with the ears. I have changed the pattern slightly to try to make things a bit clearer. Is there something in particular I can try to help clarify?

Hi Heather,
It might look a bit odd until you complete the head as well! The head adds an extra 13 rows, so the back of the neck (where the mane will go) will actually be almost double the height of what it is after row 34. I hope that helps!

HI! Thank you so much for the pattern. I love it! I am having trouble attaching the two body pieces properly because I am left handed. I can’t get the V part of the sc stitch to face forward (face the panel with the face embroidered-make sense?). Any ideas on how I can make it work??? Thanks!

Hi Ashley,
Would crocheting around the body panels in the opposite direction help? i.e going clockwise instead of counter-clockwise. For example, you could start at the neck, then go up towards the head, attach the ears, the horn, then down around the head and down the body, attach the legs, then up the back of the unicorn. Stop there and stuff and then finish by joining at the neck where you started. Let me know how that goes! If not, I will try to think up some other ideas to help out the left-handers!

That’s what I was thinking too, but I was worried about assembling things out of the order of the directions. I will give it a shot and let you know! Thanks so much for the quick response, I was going crazy trying to finish this beauty for my little girl!

I was wondering the exact same thing. Thank you so so so much for sharing this pattern! I’m finishing it right now. I’ll post a picture on instagram, tell me how to get credit to you when I do so you can see the results too!

I haven’t designed any smaller versions of this pattern, unfortunately! However, you could easily make it smaller by using a light weight yarn and a 2.25mm hook! That way you don’t need to alter the pattern. I do know some other readers have altered it slightly to make it smaller as well, though 🙂

Making an Amigurumi Unicorn at this time for my son. And because his cousin’s birthday is coming up and who loves unicorn too, I’m thinking of making this Ragdoll Unicorn for her. Can’t wait to make this

Hello… It’s been a year that I didn’t update after I made the ragdoll unicorn. My niece love it when she received it as my birthday gift to her. I love it too and gonna make again next time. Thank you for the pattern and other pattern. You are amazing

Just finished this and love the pattern!! It’s much bigger then expected too! Good for hugs ♡ It did feel like it took me forever to complete it though lol! How long, on average, would you say this project takes?

That’s a good question! I think it depends largely on your crochet style and level. I would suggest a leisurely crocheter would complete this project in 6-8 hours of work, whereas a more focused crocheter could probably finish it in 4-6! Since I tend to break up my crocheting in chunks, an hour or two here and there, I would usually finish a project like this over 2 or 3 days : )

Hi, I’m a little confused about the row count for this pattern. At the moment, I’ve completed 10 rows of sc for the body and the dimensions look right. If I did 20, the body would be taller than it is wide. The image also looks like 10 rows of sc to me. Where am I going wrong? Thanks!